Le 11 mai 08 à 18:58, Sean Smith a écrit :
Careful about getting them TOO snug. Then it actually flattens on
the outer string. Not so much a problem on the bass strings but
that treble will buzz and undermine your calculations. So then I
switched to a larger fret and then by the time I got to the nut,
it wasn't high enough and I had to shim it w/ paper. Been there,
done that.
I like the low action on my lute and I love non-wandering frets
but refretting can be challenging if you make them too tight.
Sean
Sean
David Tayler says he uses "normal" gut for fretting (ie string-gut).
I suppose fretting-gut is usually a rejected gut material from other
uses, or is this not so?
Could it be that a fairly hard specially made gut is chosen.
Carlos Gonzales on the French lute list advocates using gut frets
with gut strings, and nylgut frets with synthetics.
Nylgut frets with gut strings apparently tend to cut the playing
strings too quickly.
Regards
Anthony
On May 11, 2008, at 6:43 AM, Leonard Williams wrote:
On 5/11/08 5:50 AM, "gary digman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I've always done it this way (bridge to nut), allows one to
"pull" the fret
into place over a longer portion of the neck ensuring a snug fit,
except for
the fret closest to the nut of course.
Gary
Ditto. The hardest one to get really snug is No. 1.
Leonard Williams
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Sean Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Lute Net" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 3:07 PM
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Frets
One question. When redoing an entire neck of frets I've always
from the
little frets and worked my way to the nut. Do others do it this
way too?
Sean
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